Flight time
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring an athletic performance, comprising:
- an input system for;
receiving foot launch input data and foot strike input data from a foot sensor system;
a first sensor configured to be worn by a user;
a processor system programmed and adapted to;
identify a first set of timestamps including temporally adjacent foot launch and foot strike events;
determine if at least timestamp information associated with the first set of timestamps corresponds to one of a predetermined set of activity templates;
determine a duration of time wherein the first sensor is within a threshold proximity to a piece of athletic equipment;
determine a first flight time associated with the first set of timestamps based on an activity template determined to be associated with at least the timestamp information;
determine whether the first flight time exceeds a predetermined threshold value associated with the determined activity template, wherein each activity template has a different threshold;
in response to determining whether the first flight time exceeds the predetermined threshold value, utilizing data obtained from a first image capturing device to adjust the first flight time based on the duration of time wherein the first sensor is within a threshold proximity to a piece of athletic equipment;
store the adjusted first flight time at a memory by the determined activity template; and
an output system for outputting output data including information containing or derived from the adjusted first flight time.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring athletic performances include determining “flight time,” e.g., the amount of time both feet are off the ground, and optionally “flight time” resulting from different types of activities, such as jogging, running, sprinting, jumping, etc. “Flight time” may help a player or coach better understand the effort the athlete is putting out, compare efforts of two or more players, gauge the athlete'"'"'s performance change over time, and/or identify conditioning needs and/or areas for improvement. Such systems and methods also may generate and display various athletic performance metrics, such as: instantaneous flight time; average flight time; cumulative flight time during an athletic performance or other time period; instantaneous jump height; average jump height; cumulative jump height during an athletic performance or other time period; and comparisons of any flight time and/or jump height metric(s) of one player against another player and/or against himself/herself; etc.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring an athletic performance, comprising:
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an input system for;
receiving foot launch input data and foot strike input data from a foot sensor system;a first sensor configured to be worn by a user; a processor system programmed and adapted to; identify a first set of timestamps including temporally adjacent foot launch and foot strike events; determine if at least timestamp information associated with the first set of timestamps corresponds to one of a predetermined set of activity templates; determine a duration of time wherein the first sensor is within a threshold proximity to a piece of athletic equipment; determine a first flight time associated with the first set of timestamps based on an activity template determined to be associated with at least the timestamp information; determine whether the first flight time exceeds a predetermined threshold value associated with the determined activity template, wherein each activity template has a different threshold; in response to determining whether the first flight time exceeds the predetermined threshold value, utilizing data obtained from a first image capturing device to adjust the first flight time based on the duration of time wherein the first sensor is within a threshold proximity to a piece of athletic equipment; store the adjusted first flight time at a memory by the determined activity template; and an output system for outputting output data including information containing or derived from the adjusted first flight time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for analyzing an athletic performance, comprising:
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receiving foot launch input data from a foot sensor system relating to a plurality of right foot launch events and a plurality of left foot launch events, wherein the foot launch input data includes at least a timestamp associated with each foot launch event indicating a time that respective foot launch event occurred; receiving foot strike input data from the foot sensor system relating to a plurality of right foot strike events and to a plurality of left foot strike events, wherein the foot strike input data includes at least a timestamp associated with each foot strike event indicating a time that respective foot strike event occurred; receiving data from a first sensor configured to be worn by a user; identifying a first set of timestamps, wherein the first set of timestamps includes temporally adjacent foot launch and foot strike events; determining if at least timestamp information associated with the first set of timestamps corresponds to a first activity template; determining a duration of time wherein the first sensor is within a threshold proximity to a piece of athletic equipment determining a first flight time associated with the first set of timestamps based on the first activity template determined to be associated with at least the timestamp information; determining that the first flight time exceeds a predetermined threshold value associated with the determined activity template, wherein each activity template has a different threshold; in response to the determining that the first flight time exceeds the predetermined threshold value, utilizing data obtained from a first image capturing device to adjust the first flight time based on the duration of time wherein the first sensor is within a threshold proximity to a piece of athletic equipment; and storing the adjusted first flight time at a memory by the determined activity template. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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